Buildings at a Cambridgeshire secondary school have fallen into disrepair after its disgraced ex-headteacher defrauded the school of £100,000.

Sawtry Village Academy was left out of pocket after former headteacher James Stewart spent thousands of pounds of school money on his sordid antics, which included kitting out his office as a "sex dungeon" and drinking at work.

This is the building Sawtry Village College wants to replace their crumbling old blocks with

£3.5 million of this figure would pay for the new teaching block, which already has planning permission, and the remaining £1.5 million would be spent on "bringing the buildings back up to a basic operational standard".

Mrs Wilson added: "Parents have been very supportive of the campaign, and there is a great community spirit - it is testament to the people of Sawtry.

"We just need the funding to put right the buildings because our education is very good.

Simon Parsons, Vice Principal at Sawtry Village Academy, shows us two buildings in a state of disrepair that the school is campaigning to raise money to rebuild. Picture: Warren Gunn

"We recently ranked the eighth highest performing secondary school in Cambridgeshire based on the progress our students are making.

"Our exam results are much better and we're aiming for a good Ofsted result at our next inspection, whenever that may be.

Simon Parsons, Vice Principal at Sawtry Village Academy, shows us two buildings in a state of disrepair that the school is campaigning to raise money to rebuild. Picture: Warren Gunn